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USA vs China: Hardware Manufacturers Have Already Lost $10 Billion
The trade war between the USA and China has entered a new phase. On September 1, this year US President Donald Trump introduced new customs duties on Chinese goods, which could hit consumers' wallets.
hardware & software
Barth Faryna
September 2, 2019
Because of YouTube, Google May Have to Pay $200 Million Fine
The Federal Trade Commission ruled that YouTube had violated the Children's Online Privacy Act by displaying advertisements personalised for children. It is said that Google may have to pay a $200 million fine. Many people think, however, that this amount is hardly enough.
video games
Konrad Serafinski
September 2, 2019
Apple Apologizes to Customers for Eavesdropping on Siri
Apple apologizes for having outsourced the listening of user conversations recorded by Siri and promises to improve. Now the company will do it by itself. And only if we want it to.
hardware & software
Julia Dragovic
August 29, 2019
AMD Will Pay $12.1 Million in Damages for Misleading Customers
Finally, the four-year-old case against the AMD has come to an end. It concerned misleading customers when advertising the processors of the Bulldozer family. The court ordered a $12.1 million fine.
hardware & software
Barth Faryna
August 29, 2019
Co-designer of Night In The Woods was Laid off on Charges of Violence
Alec Holowka, co-designer of Night In The Woods, was laid off. This is Infinite Fall's reaction to Zoë Quinn's tweets in which the woman claims that the developer used psychological and physical violence against her. The studio has also cancelled one of its unannounced projects.
other
Julia Dragovic
August 29, 2019
Glorious Saga is Shameless Copy of Warcraft. Blizzard Goes to Court
Many mobile games copy ideas from the Warcraft universe, but Sina Games has gone too far. Their Glorious Saga is filled with Blizzard characters who have been impudently stolen.
video games
Barth Faryna
August 29, 2019
Gamers Arrested for Fixing Games in CS:GO
Australian police have arrested six players suspected of fixing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive games. This is the first case of its kind in the history of this country.
video games
Bart Swiatek
August 26, 2019
Microsoft Eavesdropped on Xbox Users for Years and Sees No Problem
First Facebook, Apple, Google and Amazon, and now it's time for Microsoft. The Redmond giant openly admitted that it eavesdropped on Xbox users and then shared these recordings with third parties. The best part, however, is that the company sees nothing wrong with it.
hardware & software
Barth Faryna
August 23, 2019
Australian DayZ Censorship Will Affect Players All Over the World [Updated]
Due to the presence of drugs, DayZ was banned in Australia. The team at Bohemia Interactive has decided to make changes that will affect players from all over the world.
video games
Christian Pieniazek
August 21, 2019
Apex Legends Devs Apologize for Insulting Gamers
Recently Respawn Entertainment - the creators of Apex Legends - engaged in a heated, but somewhat unnecessary argument dissatisfied players on Reddit. Some unpleasant words were said, things got personal, and many people behaved unprofessionally. The only thing that was missing, was an apology.
video games
Barth Faryna
August 20, 2019
Australian MP on DayZ Ban: „We're Making Ourselves a Laughing Stock.”
Tim Quilty, a member of the Australian Liberal Democratic Party, spoke on the announced ban on the sale of DayZ. In his view, the decision of ACB rating organisation makes Australia the laughing stock of the world.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
August 18, 2019
Apex Legends Devs Apologize for Microtransactions
Respawn Entertainment has published a press release in connection with the Iron Crown event in Apex Legends. The creators apologized for the new microtransactions and announced some changes.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
August 18, 2019
Sqare Enix Cancels Tournaments Due to Death Threats Against Employees
Due to death threats against its employees, the publisher has decided to cancel four Starwing Paradox tournaments, which were to be held in Japan in the near future. This is yet another incident of this type that has recently affected Square Enix.
other
Conrad Hazi
August 17, 2019
Fortnite - Epic Removes „New” Version of an Exclusive Item
Epic Games has tried to sell a new cosmetic item that resembled one previously available on season 6 battle pass, but after the players had expressed a negative opinion, the skin was completely removed from the game.
video games
Paul Wozniak
August 15, 2019
„You owe us $300,000,” Say Subnautica's Creators to G2A [Updated]
The dispute between developers and G2A is raging on and it does not look like anything is going to change in the near future. The tool proposed by the platform to block keys not intended for sale did not arouse much interest among the devs and caused further controversies.
video games
Conrad Hazi
August 14, 2019
Misgendering Borderlands 3 Character FL4K May Get You Banned
If the character FL4K is incorrectly (and intentionally) referred to as „he” instead of „they”, it will result in a ban on the account on the official Borderlands 3. According to one of the moderators, this is a violation of rules concerning hate speech.
video games
Paul Wozniak
August 14, 2019
League of Legends - Riot Introduces Paid Achievements, Gamers Riot
With the 9.17 update, League of Legends will be enhanced with a system of achievements based on heroes - the so-called Eternals. There would be nothing controversial about that if it were not for the fact that the only way to get a set of achievements is to buy with the in-game currency, which can only be obtained with real money.
video games
Barth Faryna
August 14, 2019
Facebook Eavesdropped on User Voice Messages Through Third-Parties
Zuckerberg's social networking website commissioned external companies to transcribe private voice messages of its users. The official objective was to check the effectiveness of the AI developed by the company.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
August 14, 2019
Ninja vs. Twitch - Streamer's Old Channel Used to Promote Porn
Ninjy's old Twitch profile was used to promote the most popular live streams. Unfortunately, latest night a channel broadcasting pornographic content was very popular and thus appeared in the proposals on the streamer's website.
video games
Paul Wozniak
August 12, 2019
Borderlands 3 Publishers Continue Their Crusade Against SupMatto
In response to a video posted by youtuber SupMatto, in which he described an unpleasant meeting with detectives sent to him by 2K Games and Take-Two Interactive, the publishers attacked his channel using the copyright protection system. They were able to block over a hundred clips and streams of the creator.
video games
Michael Kulakowski
August 12, 2019